My favorite color has always been Pink, but when choosing glazes I lean heavily on the color blue. It holds the most power and resonance for my own personal spiritual beliefs:

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My Mother

Blue is my Mother's favorite color. She was my biggest supporter when I began taking my practice seriously. Anytime I see blue, I feel closer to her so I want to put a little bit of her into everything I can. I want to honor her spirit and show her how the support she gave will stay with me always.

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Haint Blue

​Haint Blue is actually more than 1 color. It describes a collection of different blues to blue-greens. Black Americans traditionally used crushed indigo to paint areas needing protection from evil spirits. The word haint is Black American vernacular that refers to a spirit seeking to chase victims to their death by exhaustion. The practice was intended to mimic the appearance of the sky or water, neither of which the evil spirits can cross.

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Faience Art of Ancient Kemet (Ancient Egypt)

Similar to Haint Blue, the colors of Kemet's Faience range between different blues to blue-greens. Objects with these colors were considered magical. The colors represented the protective powers of Nwt, the Goddess of the Sky, the Afterlife and Rebirth. Although the chemisty behind the colors are different than Haint Blue, the protective nature of this collection of colors has clearly withstood the test of time and distance.